Industry sends climate protection wake-up call to policymakers – opinion

The decisive message of the German Industry Association’s (BDI) study is that climate protection can be an economic success story, writes Ekkehard Rüger in an editorial for the Westdeutsche Zeitung. “To hear this wake-up call not just from environmentalists but also from industry increases the pressure on the future government,” writes Rüger. “Political statements on climate targets must finally be substantiated with clear framework conditions. This regards protection against transferring production to countries with weaker emission rules, but also controversial subjects like the coal exit, a price for CO₂, and transport emissions. Industry seems less scared of this than politicians.”

Find a CLEW article on yesterday’s BDI study here.

Find background on Germany’s political situation in CLEW’s Coalition watch – The making of a new German government.